The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-31
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Little Giants son, Stephen A. Douglas,
of Chicago, weighs 325 pounds.
GOVERNOR FORAKER. of Ohio was in thirteen
battles before he was nineteen years of age.
An eminent modern physician has declared
that :.he never knew dyspeptic to get well
who undertook to regulate his diet"
THERE ia a watch in Swiss museum only
three sixteenths of an inch in diameter, inserted
in the top of pencil-case. Its little dial indi-
Gates not only hours. minutes. and seconds but
also days of the month.
GENERAL N. P. BANKS, who is hardly ever
heard of these days. is still living. He holds
the comfortable Office of United States marshal
of Massachusetts. Elk Congressman Henry B.
Lowering thinks Banks has held it quite long
enough and would like to relieve the old man.
Miss CHARLOTTE morrill,, who may succeed
Miss Freeman as president of Wellesley, grad
uated from Mt. Holyoke Seminary about twenty
five years ago. and is now secretary of the Adel-
phi Academy at Brooklyn, N. Y. She has
fine presence good executive ability and keen
wit
NORMAN L. MUNRoE, the wealthy publisher,
is not more than forty-three years of age. He
has pretty wife, interesting family, lands,
houses, boats and, above all, good health. He
is dark haired man, with rudy complexion,
grey eyes. tall figure, inclined to stoutness. and
a nervous, active manner
MAINE Judge has decided that it is perfectly
legal for the members of church choir to
hisper to each other during the service This
decision may seem to be contrary to the tradi-
tional ideas of revercnce; but it will do much to
strengthen church choirs institution. A
church choir which couldn't whisper would soon
go to pieces.
THE various computations of the amount spent
yearly in this country on liquor very curious.
One speaker at a temperance meeting at Brock
ton, Mass. the other night asserted that from the
sum spent every year on liquor thousand
dollar gold pieces might be put each word in
the Bible. and that even then there would be
$685. to spare.
A CITIZEN of Arthur village. Canada, fell fro,1.
an unguarGed bridge into the water and was
saved from drowning by the exertions of Mrs.
Drake, who rlsked her life tia act. She
caught severe cold. and has been invalid
ever since The man received So. 600 from the
town, but not a cent of it has gone to the woman
who saved his life.
EDITOR FEATHERLY, of the Lakeside Monitor,
weekly paper published at Ausable, Mich. has
been fined conviction Of libel eight times and
has been horse whpped by women nine times,
during his brief newspaper career. Featherly's
friends say that there is nothing scurrilous about
his sheet. and that Ausable people are uncom-
monty thin skinned
AT Bennington Centre VT. will presently be
seen monument with this inscription: ION
this spot William Lloyd Garrison edited The
Journal of the Times, Oct g. lS2S-March 81
1929. Hither came Benjamin Lundy to enlist
him in the cause of the slave Garrison departed
hence TO lift up in Baltimore the banner OF In
mediate Emanc ipation."
THE Pesthsr Lloyd says that Louis Kossuth.
who left Turin on the 7th of July for Cour-
mayeur WHARF, he will take the waters. is in
excellent health In spite of his eighty five
years, he perfectly erect. his complexion rosy.
and his intellect vigorous ever. His sister,
Madame Ruttkay who formerly resided in the
United States is his constant companion.
TT is not improbable that Walter Besant, the
famous English novelist will visit this country
next year. He has been invited to write short
novel for the Chautauqua summer school and it
is hoped that he will personally read his story to
that society. Dir. Peasant still has the time worn
idea of America which found expression in
Dickens's Martin ChuzzlewitD trip to this
country would broaden his conceptions.
THE dog messenger corps for the German
army is being carefully trained just now by the
SEhwerin garrison. Swift and intelligent dogs
are chosen, and are taken out by the patrols
regularly TO the outposts, where pencil notes are